Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte: Kämpfe. Qualen der Liebe (Peter Schlemihl's Wondrous Story: Battles. The Agonies of Love)
1915
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1915
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This face is sharp and angular, almost like a mask. The colors are bold—blacks, blues, and reds—with flat areas that stand out. The eyes are big and dark, while the mouth looks tense, almost screaming. The background has a swirling pattern in blue and red, giving it a chaotic feel. The artist used two blocks of wood to print this image, one for the black lines and another for the colors. This makes the colors pop against the dark shapes. Next, look up woodcut to see how artists like Kirchner made prints this way.
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![Nude Figure [reverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/4b135f0364753e98/thumb.webp)
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